‘Run Of The Mill’, But Curious For Some Reason

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 28th

We’ve just spent a cold couple of hours, with the ‘wallpaper remover’ (one of the steam type) removing the decals & ‘wrapped’ rear-window, from the wifes ‘works Van’
The business has been sold/clients transferred/etc, so this will be sold (& like everything else split 50-50, with her business partner)

It looks naked now!!

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Sunday 9th
We've transferred the Yaris, from being owned by the business, earlier today to SWMBO's name
She decided that it was worth keeping, & saved looking for another vehicle, now that the Q3 has been sold
(I get to keep my Kodiaq!!)

It's also been re-insured in her name, & the 'VED' sorted out, due to the transfer of ownership (both online)

To my surprise it's rated at '£0'!!!!
Amusingly, there's no option of a 6monthly 'taxation', just the 12 months

But......
There's an issue with one of the key fobs........ it doesn't work
Whether there's a dry joint, or such, I'm not sure, but I'd sooner have a spare key

That's to be looked at

 

[cyberknight]

Wednesday 5th

Seen whilst walking the Dog

Klingon, or Romulan?

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cloaking device ? they just want an SEP field and paint it pink then no one would see it .

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 7th

After going to the caravan site, l had to go straight into Wakefield (A1 > ‘HookMoor’ > M1)
On my way home, a Vauxhall car pulled out of the main-dealer, at Wakefield Bridge
It had an illuminated horizontal stripe, & ‘Vauxhall’ was also lit
No idea what model it was?

I don’t recall seeing an illuminated badge on anything but a ‘3-pointed star’ on a M-B tractor-unit

Plus; when did Vauxhall stop using the Griffin? (or was it a Wyvern?)

It's a griffin, and they still use it.

I suspect what you saw was an after-market mod.

Just seen a TV advert, a Grandland Hybrid

 

[Alex321]

Just seen a TV advert, a Grandland Hybrid

Photos on the Vauxhall website show that with the griffin badge. And no illuminated stripe or "Vauxhall". Must have been a "special" of some sort.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Alex321

2nd photograph; https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/vauxhall/grandland-hybrid/

 

[Alex321]

@Alex321

2nd photograph; https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/vauxhall/grandland-hybrid/

Can't see it in work, my mac seems to have a secondary adblocker, so disabling adbock plus still gets the message I'm using an adblocker.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 26th

I’ve just driven to work in the Corsa, as it’s not moved for a few days

The trip was reset, after the MOT test, which was on Wednesday 4th September
It’s not covered a lot of miles!

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Friday 14th

I took it to work, as it’s not moved since l put it on the driveway, almost as soon as the Q3 disappeared around the corner (it was sold on Monday 3rd Feb)
It turned over to that mileage, about half-way home

Still an untouched trip-meter (see quote)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 15th

ALDI
Wakefield Road/A645
Featherstone
(between Wakefield & Pontefract)

The driver of the newer Yaris Hybrid decided to park alongside

 

[gbb]

It's a griffin, and they still use it.

I suspect what you saw was an after-market mod.

A neighbour has an new Astra estate. They look really stealthy and iirc, the badge is there, but it's black so difficult to see

 

[Cavalol]

I know I've added a few vehicles that fit the title, but had to put them in the 'Classic Car' thread, this may be an apt receptacle?


I saw this VW, as l left work at 22:15, this evening

A curious colour scheme

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Ahh, those 'hilarious' VW people and their 'originality'.

I had a Touran which rusted nearly as badly as that one, but without even trying. Dreadful car.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 21st

I went to work in the car yesterday, & saw this in the car-park, as l was heading home

What a chump!
What an utterly imbecilic place to put those permits!
I’ll guess that’s it’s a permanent position, as they’ll be one for ‘this’ site, & the other for a different Hospital within the group

I’m on a/l now, till Wed 5th, but l’ll be going to the car-parking office when l get back, asking them to get in touch, suggesting that it’s a damned idiotic place to have them

I crouched down, so my head was at head-rest height, & it blocked my view of where a drivers head would be, so the opposite would be true too

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 23rd

A while ago we removed the vinyl lettering (as used on trucks/vans)

However, SWMBO washed it a couple of days ago, & remnants of the adhesive are collecting dirt, & it can be felt too


What’s the best way of removing it
We’ve tried acetone/nail varnish remover, but to not much effect

Will white spirit/turpentine do the job?
Thanks!


What it looked like before, so you can see how much we removed

 

[DRM]

Sunday 23rd

A while ago we removed the vinyl lettering (as used on trucks/vans)

However, SWMBO washed it a couple of days ago, & remnants of the adhesive are collecting dirt, & it can be felt too


What’s the best way of removing it
We’ve tried acetone/nail varnish remover, but to not much effect

Will white spirit/turpentine do the job?
Thanks!


What it looked like before, so you can see how much we removed

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Rust removing penetrating oil, will break down the glue, you may find however that the paint has faded on the car, & not where the letters have been, & it needs a damn good T-cutting to get rid of it

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@DRM
The lettering had been on about 3 years, but the car was rarely washed - just like my Kodiaq

WD40?

 

[DRM]

@DRM
The lettering had been on about 3 years, but the car was rarely washed - just like my Kodiaq

WD40?

Should do, try a bit on a cloth first